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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Electronics and Electrical Engineering 41 4335 4161 135 133 202 6025

Shihao Yan publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Shihao Yan between 1991 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Shihao Yan published across 35 years, from 1991 to 2025, averaging 6.8 papers a year. Output peaked at 31 publications in 2025. 47 of the 238 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1991 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 31. Peak 31 publications in 2025. 1991: 1 publication 1992: 0 publications 1993: 1 publication 1994: 0 publications 1995: 0 publications 1996: 0 publications 1997: 0 publications 1998: 0 publications 1999: 0 publications 2000: 0 publications 2001: 0 publications 2002: 0 publications 2003: 0 publications 2004: 0 publications 2005: 0 publications 2006: 2 publications 2007: 0 publications 2008: 0 publications 2009: 2 publications 2010: 3 publications 2011: 0 publications 2012: 3 publications 2013: 2 publications 2014: 12 publications 2015: 4 publications 2016: 9 publications 2017: 23 publications 2018: 21 publications 2019: 27 publications 2020: 19 publications 2021: 20 publications 2022: 17 publications 2023: 25 publications 2024: 16 publications 2025: 31 publications
1991 2025

238 publications in total across all disciplines

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Shihao Yan: publications per year, 1991 to 2025
Year Publications
1991 1
1992 0
1993 1
1994 0
1995 0
1996 0
1997 0
1998 0
1999 0
2000 0
2001 0
2002 0
2003 0
2004 0
2005 0
2006 2
2007 0
2008 0
2009 2
2010 3
2011 0
2012 3
2013 2
2014 12
2015 4
2016 9
2017 23
2018 21
2019 27
2020 19
2021 20
2022 17
2023 25
2024 16
2025 31
Total 238
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Shihao Yan publications per year - data summary

  • Shihao Yan, a Electronics and Electrical Engineering scholar from Edith Cowan University, has 238 publications recorded across 35 years, from 1991 to 2025.
  • The oldest publication on record dates to 1991 and the most recent to 2025.
  • The most productive year is 2025, with 31 publications.
  • The least productive years with any output are 1991 and 1993, with 1 publication each.
  • 16 of the 35 years in the span carry no publications at all (1992, 1994, 1995, 1996 and others).
  • The rate of publication averages 6.8 papers per year over the whole span, or 12.5 per year counting only the 19 years with at least one publication.
  • The last 5 years on the chart (2021-2025) hold 109 publications, 46% of the career total.
  • Split into equal eras - 1991-2002: 2 publications (0.2 per year); 2003-2014: 24 publications (2.0 per year); 2015-2025: 212 publications (19.3 per year).
  • Comparing the opening and closing eras, the overall trend of publication is rising.

Shihao Yan publication distribution in Electronics and Electrical Engineering in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Electronics and Electrical Engineering in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Shihao Yan sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
100 200 300 400
Bar chart with 53 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 34–53 to 1,065+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 445. Most scientists, 445, have 174–193 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 1,065 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 194–213 publications, is where this scientist sits. 34–53 publications: 24 scientists 54–73 publications: 52 scientists 74–93 publications: 114 scientists 94–113 publications: 203 scientists 114–133 publications: 269 scientists 134–153 publications: 355 scientists 154–173 publications: 403 scientists 174–193 publications: 445 scientists 194–213 publications: 430 scientists 214–233 publications: 431 scientists 234–253 publications: 399 scientists 254–273 publications: 366 scientists 274–293 publications: 335 scientists 294–313 publications: 300 scientists 314–333 publications: 276 scientists 334–353 publications: 250 scientists 354–373 publications: 214 scientists 374–393 publications: 187 scientists 394–413 publications: 152 scientists 414–433 publications: 169 scientists 434–453 publications: 147 scientists 454–473 publications: 111 scientists 474–493 publications: 117 scientists 494–513 publications: 103 scientists 514–533 publications: 99 scientists 534–553 publications: 92 scientists 554–573 publications: 75 scientists 574–593 publications: 58 scientists 594–613 publications: 69 scientists 614–633 publications: 50 scientists 634–653 publications: 62 scientists 654–673 publications: 54 scientists 674–693 publications: 44 scientists 694–713 publications: 37 scientists 714–733 publications: 28 scientists 734–753 publications: 26 scientists 754–773 publications: 26 scientists 774–793 publications: 19 scientists 794–813 publications: 23 scientists 814–833 publications: 20 scientists 834–853 publications: 16 scientists 854–873 publications: 20 scientists 874–893 publications: 11 scientists 894–913 publications: 11 scientists 914–933 publications: 16 scientists 934–953 publications: 13 scientists 954–973 publications: 10 scientists 974–993 publications: 11 scientists 994–1,013 publications: 9 scientists 1,014–1,033 publications: 9 scientists 1,034–1,053 publications: 10 scientists 1,054–1,064 publications: 6 scientists 1,065+ publications: 99 scientists
34–53 publications 1,065+

This scientist: 202 publications — 30th percentile

30% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,065 publications or more.

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Number of Electronics and Electrical Engineering scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 6,875 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
34–53 24
54–73 52
74–93 114
94–113 203
114–133 269
134–153 355
154–173 403
174–193 445
194–213 430 202
214–233 431
234–253 399
254–273 366
274–293 335
294–313 300
314–333 276
334–353 250
354–373 214
374–393 187
394–413 152
414–433 169
434–453 147
454–473 111
474–493 117
494–513 103
514–533 99
534–553 92
554–573 75
574–593 58
594–613 69
614–633 50
634–653 62
654–673 54
674–693 44
694–713 37
714–733 28
734–753 26
754–773 26
774–793 19
794–813 23
814–833 20
834–853 16
854–873 20
874–893 11
894–913 11
914–933 16
934–953 13
954–973 10
974–993 11
994–1,013 9
1,014–1,033 9
1,034–1,053 10
1,054–1,064 6
1,065+ 99
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Shihao Yan publication distribution in Electronics and Electrical Engineering in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the publication count of all 6,875 Electronics and Electrical Engineering scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 53 ranges running from 34–53 to 1,065+ publications.
  • Shihao Yan, a Electronics and Electrical Engineering scholar from Edith Cowan University, records 202 publications - the 30th percentile of the discipline.
  • 30% of ranked Electronics and Electrical Engineering scientists score the same or lower than Shihao Yan, and about 70% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 254–273 publications range, and Shihao Yan ranks below the median.
  • The most crowded range is 174–193 publications, holding 445 scientists (6% of the field).
  • 60% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 294–313 publications), so the distribution is heavily right-skewed and high scores are rare.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 1,065 publications or more, 99 scientists in all (1% of the field).

Shihao Yan D-index placement in Electronics and Electrical Engineering in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Electronics and Electrical Engineering scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Shihao Yan sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
50 100 150 200 250
Bar chart with 82 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 30 to 111+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 263. Most scientists, 263, have 32 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 111 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 41 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 30 D-Index: 178 scientists 31 D-Index: 257 scientists 32 D-Index: 263 scientists 33 D-Index: 262 scientists 34 D-Index: 244 scientists 35 D-Index: 236 scientists 36 D-Index: 211 scientists 37 D-Index: 220 scientists 38 D-Index: 214 scientists 39 D-Index: 214 scientists 40 D-Index: 205 scientists 41 D-Index: 187 scientists 42 D-Index: 194 scientists 43 D-Index: 201 scientists 44 D-Index: 155 scientists 45 D-Index: 189 scientists 46 D-Index: 148 scientists 47 D-Index: 160 scientists 48 D-Index: 134 scientists 49 D-Index: 130 scientists 50 D-Index: 141 scientists 51 D-Index: 156 scientists 52 D-Index: 108 scientists 53 D-Index: 130 scientists 54 D-Index: 112 scientists 55 D-Index: 97 scientists 56 D-Index: 111 scientists 57 D-Index: 102 scientists 58 D-Index: 108 scientists 59 D-Index: 120 scientists 60 D-Index: 103 scientists 61 D-Index: 93 scientists 62 D-Index: 92 scientists 63 D-Index: 74 scientists 64 D-Index: 77 scientists 65 D-Index: 73 scientists 66 D-Index: 64 scientists 67 D-Index: 69 scientists 68 D-Index: 60 scientists 69 D-Index: 39 scientists 70 D-Index: 57 scientists 71 D-Index: 59 scientists 72 D-Index: 46 scientists 73 D-Index: 49 scientists 74 D-Index: 38 scientists 75 D-Index: 35 scientists 76 D-Index: 32 scientists 77 D-Index: 35 scientists 78 D-Index: 31 scientists 79 D-Index: 22 scientists 80 D-Index: 34 scientists 81 D-Index: 31 scientists 82 D-Index: 34 scientists 83 D-Index: 23 scientists 84 D-Index: 18 scientists 85 D-Index: 30 scientists 86 D-Index: 19 scientists 87 D-Index: 19 scientists 88 D-Index: 20 scientists 89 D-Index: 8 scientists 90 D-Index: 17 scientists 91 D-Index: 7 scientists 92 D-Index: 14 scientists 93 D-Index: 9 scientists 94 D-Index: 15 scientists 95 D-Index: 10 scientists 96 D-Index: 12 scientists 97 D-Index: 10 scientists 98 D-Index: 10 scientists 99 D-Index: 12 scientists 100 D-Index: 16 scientists 101 D-Index: 5 scientists 102 D-Index: 7 scientists 103 D-Index: 7 scientists 104 D-Index: 8 scientists 105 D-Index: 9 scientists 106 D-Index: 13 scientists 107 D-Index: 4 scientists 108 D-Index: 5 scientists 109 D-Index: 10 scientists 110 D-Index: 8 scientists 111+ D-Index: 96 scientists
30 D-Index 111+

This scientist: 41 D-Index — 39th percentile

39% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 111 D-Index or more.

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Number of Electronics and Electrical Engineering scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 6,875 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
30 178
31 257
32 263
33 262
34 244
35 236
36 211
37 220
38 214
39 214
40 205
41 187 41
42 194
43 201
44 155
45 189
46 148
47 160
48 134
49 130
50 141
51 156
52 108
53 130
54 112
55 97
56 111
57 102
58 108
59 120
60 103
61 93
62 92
63 74
64 77
65 73
66 64
67 69
68 60
69 39
70 57
71 59
72 46
73 49
74 38
75 35
76 32
77 35
78 31
79 22
80 34
81 31
82 34
83 23
84 18
85 30
86 19
87 19
88 20
89 8
90 17
91 7
92 14
93 9
94 15
95 10
96 12
97 10
98 10
99 12
100 16
101 5
102 7
103 7
104 8
105 9
106 13
107 4
108 5
109 10
110 8
111+ 96
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Shihao Yan D-index placement in Electronics and Electrical Engineering in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the discipline H-index (D-index) of all 6,875 Electronics and Electrical Engineering scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 82 ranges running from 30 to 111+ D-Index.
  • Shihao Yan, a Electronics and Electrical Engineering scholar from Edith Cowan University, records 41 D-Index - the 39th percentile of the discipline.
  • 39% of ranked Electronics and Electrical Engineering scientists score the same or lower than Shihao Yan, and about 61% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 46 D-Index range, and Shihao Yan ranks below the median.
  • The most crowded range is 32 D-Index, holding 263 scientists (4% of the field).
  • 60% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 50 D-Index), so the distribution is heavily right-skewed and high scores are rare.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 111 D-Index or more, 96 scientists in all (1% of the field).

Overview

Shihao Yan is affiliated with Edith Cowan University in Australia and has a significant research presence in engineering and computer science fields, particularly focusing on wireless communication security and advanced wireless communication technologies. Their work spans multiple subfields, including electrical and electronic engineering, aerospace engineering, computer networks and communications, artificial intelligence, and signal processing.

The scientist's research covers main topics such as wireless communication security techniques, advanced wireless communication technologies, UAV applications and optimization, energy harvesting in wireless networks, internet traffic analysis and secure e-voting, satellite communication systems, and age of information optimization.

Shihao Yan has contributed to numerous publications with notable recent papers including:

  • "Intelligent Reflecting Surface (IRS)-Aided Covert Wireless Communications With Delay Constraint," 2021, IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications
  • "Optimal Transmit Power and Flying Location for UAV Covert Wireless Communications," 2021, IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications
  • "Covert Communication in Downlink NOMA Systems With Random Transmit Power," 2020, IEEE Wireless Communications Letters
  • "Age of Information for Short-Packet Covert Communication," 2021, IEEE Wireless Communications Letters
  • "UAV-Enabled Covert Wireless Data Collection," 2021, IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications

The publication venues where Shihao Yan frequently appears include:

  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology
  • IEEE Wireless Communications Letters
  • Drones
  • IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Shihao Yan are:

  • Feng Shu
  • Derrick Wing Kwan Ng
  • Xiaobo Zhou
  • Weiwei Yang
  • Riqing Chen

Shihao Yan has published extensively in both engineering and computer science disciplinary spaces, contributing to over 193 publications in engineering and 69 in computer science. The focus on electrical and electronic engineering underscores a technical depth in areas like wireless communication security and UAV optimization.

Best Publications

  • Short-Packet Downlink Transmission With Non-Orthogonal Multiple Access

    Xiaofang Sun;Shihao Yan;Nan Yang;Zhiguo Ding

  • Low Probability of Detection Communication: Opportunities and Challenges

    Shihao Yan;Xiangyun Zhou;Jinsong Hu;Stephen V. Hanly

  • On Covert Communication With Noise Uncertainty

    Biao He;Shihao Yan;Xiangyun Zhou;Vincent K. N. Lau

  • Achieving Covert Wireless Communications Using a Full-Duplex Receiver

    Khurram Shahzad;Xiangyun Zhou;Shihao Yan;Jinsong Hu

  • UAV-Enabled Secure Communications: Joint Trajectory and Transmit Power Optimization

    Xiaobo Zhou;Qingqing Wu;Shihao Yan;Feng Shu

  • Delay-Intolerant Covert Communications With Either Fixed or Random Transmit Power

    Shihao Yan;Biao He;Xiangyun Zhou;Yirui Cong

  • Joint Optimization of a UAV's Trajectory and Transmit Power for Covert Communications

    Xiaobo Zhou;Shihao Yan;Jinsong Hu;Jiande Sun

  • Artificial-Noise-Aided Secure Transmission With Directional Modulation Based on Random Frequency Diverse Arrays

    Jinsong Hu;Shihao Yan;Feng Shu;Jiangzhou Wang

  • Gaussian Signalling for Covert Communications

    Shihao Yan;Yirui Cong;Stephen V. Hanly;Xiangyun Zhou

  • Covert Communication Achieved by a Greedy Relay in Wireless Networks

    Jinsong Hu;Shihao Yan;Xiangyun Zhou;Feng Shu

  • Joint Beamforming and Power Allocation in Downlink NOMA Multiuser MIMO Networks

    Xiaofang Sun;Nan Yang;Shihao Yan;Zhiguo Ding

  • Covert Communication in Fading Channels under Channel Uncertainty

    Khurram Shahzad;Xiangyun Zhou;Shihao Yan

  • Intelligent Reflecting Surface (IRS)-Aided Covert Wireless Communications with Delay Constraint

    Xiaobo Zhou;Shihao Yan;Qingqing Wu;Feng Shu

  • Artificial Noise: Transmission Optimization in Multi-Input Single-Output Wiretap Channels

    Nan Yang;Shihao Yan;Jinhong Yuan;Robert Malaney

  • Covert Wireless Communication With a Poisson Field of Interferers

    Biao He;Shihao Yan;Xiangyun Zhou;Hamid Jafarkhani

  • Optimal Transmit Power and Flying Location for UAV Covert Wireless Communications

    Shihao Yan;Stephen V. Hanly;Iain B. Collings

  • Delay-Constrained Covert Communications With a Full-Duplex Receiver

    Feng Shu;Tingzhen Xu;Jinsong Hu;Shihao Yan

  • Transmit Antenna Selection with Alamouti Coding and Power Allocation in MIMO Wiretap Channels

    Shihao Yan;Nan Yang;Robert Malaney;Jinhong Yuan

  • Covert Communication in Downlink NOMA Systems With Random Transmit Power

    Liwei Tao;Weiwei Yang;Shihao Yan;Dan Wu

  • Optimization of Code Rates in SISOME Wiretap Channels

    Shihao Yan;Nan Yang;Giovanni Geraci;Robert Malaney

  • Physical Layer Security for Ultra-Reliable and Low-Latency Communications

    Riqing Chen;Chunhui Li;Shihao Yan;Robert Malaney

  • Age of Information for Short-Packet Covert Communication

    Weiwei Yang;Xingbo Lu;Shihao Yan;Feng Shu

  • Covert Wireless Communications With Channel Inversion Power Control in Rayleigh Fading

    Jinsong Hu;Shihao Yan;Xiangyun Zhou;Feng Shu

  • Beamforming Design and Power Allocation for Secure Transmission With NOMA

    Youhong Feng;Shihao Yan;Zhen Yang;Nan Yang

  • Short-Packet Communications with NOMA for IoT Applications.

    Xiaofang Sun;Shihao Yan;Nan Yang;Zhiguo Ding

Frequent Co-Authors

Nan Yang
Nan Yang Australian National University
Feng Shu
Feng Shu Nanjing University of Science and Technology
Xiangyun Zhou
Xiangyun Zhou Australian National University
Jinhong Yuan
Jinhong Yuan University of New South Wales
Jun Li
Jun Li Nanjing University of Science and Technology
Jiangzhou Wang
Jiangzhou Wang University of Kent
Stephen V. Hanly
Stephen V. Hanly Macquarie University
Derrick Wing Kwan Ng
Derrick Wing Kwan Ng University of New South Wales
Zhiguo Ding
Zhiguo Ding Nanyang Technological University
Zhangdui Zhong
Zhangdui Zhong Beijing Jiaotong University

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